1955 El Dorado Oilers Roster
Cotton States League (CSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 70-50
Finished 2nd in the CSL
Manager: Salty Parker (70-50)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: El Dorado, Arkansas
Ballpark: Jim Griffith Field
Attendance: 40,512, Avg. 675
1955 El Dorado Oilers StatisticsTeam Record: 70-50
Finished 2nd in the CSL
Manager: Salty Parker (70-50)
Affiliation: New York Giants
Location: El Dorado, Arkansas
Ballpark: Jim Griffith Field
Attendance: 40,512, Avg. 675
Playoffs - El Dorado Oilers 4 games, Pine Bluff Judges/Meridian Millers 1
Finals - Monroe Sports 4 games, El Dorado Oilers 3
The El Dorado Oilers of the Cotton States League ended the 1955 season with a record of 70 wins and 50 losses, finishing second in the CSL.
The Oilers paced the league with 692 runs. El Dorado surrendered 574 runs.
Jim Davenport and José Pagán both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Salty Parker served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Bandy | L | March 25, 1929 | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| George Bielik | R | R | July 17, 1932 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Joe Blasko | R | R | August 28, 1935 | 5'11" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Gene Calder | L | R | July 17, 1934 | 5'11" | 195 | Marion County, SC US |
| William Coccodrilli | ||||||
| Jim Davenport | R | R | August 17, 1933 | 5'11" | 170 | Siluria, AL US |
| Raymond Garbutt | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Andrew Kasper | R | 6'0" | 195 | |||
| George Lastres | R | R | January 26, 1936 | 6'1" | 168 | |
| William Lefever | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Arthur Lettieri | R | R | 6'1" | 187 | ||
| John Locke | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Andrew Lovito | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Richard Maibauer | R | R | December 24, 1932 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Rene Masip | R | R | 6'1" | 160 | ||
| Eugene Matty | R | R | 6'1" | 195 | ||
| Roy Nelson | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Leroy Neyman | R | May 13, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Olsey | R | R | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| José Pagán | R | R | May 5, 1935 | 5'9" | 160 | Barceloneta, PR |
| Robert Palmer | L | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Charles Pearson | L | 6'3" | 200 | |||
| Hugh Rogers | L | R | April 18, 1935 | 6'1" | 180 | , VA US |
| Merrill Schelich | R | December 15, 1932 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Spreen | R | November 1, 1931 | 6'1" | 193 | Hays, KS US | |
| Robert Strunak | L | 6'0" | 190 | |||
| Jerry Waters | R | R | February 27, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Herman West | L | L | 6'1" | 198 | ||
| Donald Woerner | S | R | 6'0" | 195 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
